- name
- vscode-ext-commands
- description
- This skill helps you to contribute commands in VS Code extensions Use when this capability is needed.
- metadata
- {"author":"alexandereiseghohi"}
# VS Code extension command contribution
This skill helps you to contribute commands in VS Code extensions
## When to use this skill
Use this skill when you need to:
- Add or update commands to your VS Code extension
# Instructions
VS Code commands must always define a `title`, independent of its category,
visibility or location. We use a few patterns for each "kind" of command, with
some characteristics, described below:
- Regular commands: By default, all commands should be accessible in the Command
Palette, must define a `category`, and don't need an `icon`, unless the
command will be used in the Side Bar.
- Side Bar commands: Its name follows a special pattern, starting with
underscore (`_`) and suffixed with `#sideBar`, like
`_extensionId.someCommand#sideBar` for instance. Must define an `icon`, and
may or may not have some rule for `enablement`. Side Bar exclusive commands
should not be visible in the Command Palette. Contributing it to the
`view/title` or `view/item/context`, we must inform _order/position_ that it
will be displayed, and we can use terms "relative to other command/button" in
order to you identify the correct `group` to be used. Also, it's a good
practice to define the condition (`when`) for the new command is visible.
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